Zakharova pointed out the contradictory views of NATO and the UN on Syria
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed to contradictory statements by NATO about the need to stop violence in Syria, while the UN calls the situation in the country the coming peace. She wrote about this on December 13 in her Telegram channel.
"I read in the news these days how countries, especially nato-centric ones, are calling for 'an end to violence' in Syria. Apparently, they have not heard UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' statement that there is peace in Syria after '14 years of bloodshed,'" Zakharova commented.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on December 8 that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had left his post after talks with the opposition and left the country, instructing him to carry out the transfer of power peacefully. Russia later confirmed that Assad and his family had arrived in Moscow.
On the same day, Syria's national coalition of revolutionary and opposition forces said it was working to form a transitional authority. The country's Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali said that most government officials remain in Damascus, and he himself is ready to cooperate with any elected leadership.
Amid these developments, Israel announced the deployment of forces along the Syrian border. The country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the delineation agreement with Syria has been terminated due to the withdrawal of Syrian troops.
Already on Dec. 10, the Israeli army launched strikes on Syria's largest air bases. Damascus promised to notify the UN Security Council about Tel Aviv's violation of the country's sovereignty. Iran called on the Security Council to respond to the military incursion, which the Israeli Foreign Ministry called temporary.
The situation in Syria escalated as a result of a major attack by armed formations in Aleppo and Idlib, which began on November 28 and led to the Syrian army's retaliation against the militants.
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